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than the soft. Praeoperculum very finelj'' serrated. Coloration uni- 

 form rose-coloured. 



Jajjanese and Cliinese Seas. 



a. Adult. China. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



b. Adult: stuffed. 



2. Latilus chrysops. 

 Cm: Sf Val. ix. p. 496. 



B. 6. D. ^. A. 22. L. lat. 120. 



The height of the body is 4| in the total length, the length of the 

 head 4|. Caudalis emarginate ; the spinous portion of the dorsal 

 lower than the soft. Praeoperculum mth the posterior limb denti- 

 culated. Eed, marbled with yellow ; a yellow band below the eye. 



Coast of Brazil ; Caribbean Sea. 



a. Adult : stuffed. West Indies. Purchased of Mr. Scrivener. 



3. Latilus doUatus. 

 Cuv. 8f Val. V. p. 371. pi. 130. 



D. ^. A.:^. L. lat. 115. Cffic. pylor. 1. 



The height of the body is 4| in the total length, the length of the 

 head five times. Caudalis emarginate ; the spinous portion of the 

 dorsal lower than the soft. Praeoperculum finely serrated. Silvery, 

 with from fifteen to eighteen brownish-yellow cross-bands. 



He de France. 



a. Adult : stuffed. He de France. 



4. Latilus jugularis. 



Cut\ S( Val. ix. p. 500. pi. 279 ; Jenyns, Zool. Beagle, Fishes, p. 50 ; Gay, 

 Hist. Chile, Zool. ii. p. 203. 



B. 6. T). ^. A. ^. L. lat. 80. Ceec. pylor. 4. 



The height of the body is 51 in the total length, the length of the 

 head four times. Caudalis truncated. The posterior limb of the 

 praeoperculum with small spinous teeth. Brownish, marbled with 

 darker. 



Coast of Valparaiso. 



There is no larger tooth at the posterior extremity of the inter- 

 maxillary in this species. 



a. Adult. Chile. From Mr. Bridge's Collection. 



5. Latilus princeps. 



Jenyns, Zool. Beagle, Fishes, p. 52. pi. 11. 



The height of the body equals the length of the head, and is 4^ 



